Word: Reactor
How to pronounce: rɪˈæktə
Noun
Definitions:
1. An apparatus or structure in which fissile material can be made to undergo a controlled, self-sustaining nuclear reaction with the consequent release of energy.A container or apparatus in which substances are made to react chemically, especially one in an industrial plant.
Example sentences: "The difference between an atomic bomb and a nuclear reactor is in the speed and control of the release of energy."
2. A person who shows an immune response to a specific antigen or an adverse reaction to a drug or other substance.
Example sentences: "There is an urgent need to redefine the criteria for revaccination in abortive reactors who show preliminary response stages but do not develop a scar."
3. A coil or other component which provides reactance in a circuit.
Synonyms:
nuclear reactor
digester
reaction vessel
nuclear power reactor
Derivations:
reaction
reactance
reactivity
reactive
reacting
reacted
react
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Spanish: Reactor
German: Reaktor
French: Réacteur
Italian: Reattore
Turkish: Reaktör
